diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/main/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessor.java b/modules/swagger-parser/src/main/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessor.java
index 06b99d1555..6f93c76d67 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/src/main/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/main/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessor.java
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ public void processModel(Model model) {
         } else if (model instanceof ComposedModel) {
             processComposedModel((ComposedModel) model);
         } else if (model instanceof ModelImpl) {
-            processModelImpl((ModelImpl) model);
+            processModelProperties( model);
         }
     }
 
-    private void processModelImpl(ModelImpl modelImpl) {
+    private void processModelProperties(Model model) {
 
-        final Map<String, Property> properties = modelImpl.getProperties();
+        final Map<String, Property> properties = model.getProperties();
 
         if (properties == null) {
             return;
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private void processComposedModel(ComposedModel composedModel) {
             }
         }
 
+        processModelProperties(composedModel);
     }
 
     private void processArrayModel(ArrayModel arrayModel) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessorTest.java b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessorTest.java
index 587dd4a4a2..0778c5c031 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessorTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/processors/ModelProcessorTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io.swagger.models.*;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.Property;
+import io.swagger.models.properties.RefProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.refs.RefFormat;
 import io.swagger.parser.ResolverCache;
 import mockit.*;
@@ -150,4 +151,56 @@ private void setupPropertyAndExternalRefProcessors() {
             result = externalRefProcessor;
         }};
     }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProcessComposedModelWithProperties(@Injectable final Property property1) throws Exception {
+        setupPropertyAndExternalRefProcessors();
+
+        final String ref1 = "http://my.company.com/path/to/file.json#/foo/bar";
+        final String ref2 = "http://my.company.com/path/to/file.json#/this/that";
+        final String ref3 = "http://my.company.com/path/to/file.json#/hello/world";
+        final String ref4 = "http://my.company.com/path/to/file.json#/hello/ref";
+        final Property property2 = new RefProperty(ref4);
+
+        ModelProcessor modelProcessor = new ModelProcessor(cache, swagger);
+
+        new Expectations() {{
+            externalRefProcessor.processRefToExternalDefinition(ref1, RefFormat.URL);
+            times = 1;
+            result = "bar";
+            externalRefProcessor.processRefToExternalDefinition(ref2, RefFormat.URL);
+            times = 1;
+            result = "that";
+            externalRefProcessor.processRefToExternalDefinition(ref3, RefFormat.URL);
+            times = 1;
+            result = "world";
+            propertyProcessor.processProperty(property1);
+            times = 1;
+            propertyProcessor.processProperty(property2);
+            times = 1;
+        }};
+
+        ComposedModel composedModel = new ComposedModel();
+        composedModel.child(new RefModel(ref1));
+        composedModel.parent(new RefModel(ref2));
+        composedModel.interfaces(Arrays.asList(new RefModel(ref3)));
+        composedModel.addProperty("foo", property1);
+        composedModel.addProperty("bar", property2);
+
+        modelProcessor.processModel(composedModel);
+
+        new FullVerifications() {{
+            externalRefProcessor.processRefToExternalDefinition(ref1, RefFormat.URL);
+            times = 1;
+            externalRefProcessor.processRefToExternalDefinition(ref2, RefFormat.URL);
+            times = 1;
+            externalRefProcessor.processRefToExternalDefinition(ref3, RefFormat.URL);
+            times = 1;
+        }};
+
+        assertEquals(((RefModel) composedModel.getChild()).get$ref(), "#/definitions/bar");
+        assertEquals(((RefModel) composedModel.getParent()).get$ref(), "#/definitions/that");
+        assertEquals((composedModel.getInterfaces().get(0)).get$ref(), "#/definitions/world");
+    }
 }